Monday, May 15, 2017

Ottawa Observations: Monday, May 15, 2017



Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Monday, May 15, 2017



Ottawa weighs permanent civilian management for RCMP
The Trudeau Liberals need to let go of the idea of sending soldiers to Mali
Cabinet to have final word on infrastructure bank projects: Morneau
Philpott concerned that doctor with Big Pharma ties voted on opioid standards
Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose to resign from federal politics: sources
Ontario politician Jagmeet Singh launches bid for federal NDP leadership
Trudeau recuses himself from appointment of new ethics commissioner
The real wedges in the Conservative leadership race
Liberals nominate Madeleine Meilleur as official languages commissioner
House of Commons passes Ambrose's bill on sex-assault training for aspiring judges
House of Commons approves relaxed rules for supervised consumption sites
Trudeau violated conflict guidelines amid KPMG probe, ethics advocacy group says
Rona Ambrose set to leave federal politics
Ontario MPP Jagmeet Singh launches bid for federal NDP leadership
Passenger bill of rights coming Tuesday will set national standard for air travel
Softwood lumber aid package likely to go to cabinet Tuesday
Trudeau recuses himself from choice of next ethics watchdog
Audit report slams federal fish agency for mismanagement
Missing and murdered inquiry needs extension and new approach, families and activists say
Time for civilian governance at RCMP, watchdog says in harassment report
Senator Colin Kenny faces review by Senate ethics officer
What does Canada get out of restoring diplomatic ties with Iran?
Scrap NEB and replace it with 2 separate agencies, expert panel recommends
Peel region MPP Jagmeet Singh jumps into federal NDP leadership
Liberals to support Ambrose bill on sex-assault law training for would-be judges
Pipeline politics puts Trudeau's Liberals in a pickle
Important work of the Senate nothing to hoot at
Trudeau the new Mr. Dithers in dilly-dally over Mali
Canada's justice system coddling criminals
Canada must keep watch as North Korea arms itself
Infrastructure bank must drop secrecy
Ask not for whom the bridge tolls(it tolls for thee PEI - but not for Quebec)
Ontario MPP Jagmeet Singh launches federal NDP leadership bid
Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose expected to resign seat in House of Commons by summer
Liberals' refugee system overhaul postponed indefinitely despite increases in asylum seekers
Number of asylum seekers crossing into Canada declines in April but sill triple the number arrested in January
Doctor's should 'admit' patients to hospital if they can't afford drugs, experts urge
Conservative leadership candidate Lisa Raitt could beat Trudeau - but probably not Bernier
Conservative bill on sex assault training for judges to get liberals support
Families who sheltered Snowden seek refuge in Canada after denied asylum in Hong Kong
Atlantic MPs press for more federal funding for economic development in their region
Patriotism is a disastrous way to make trade policy
Jagmeet Singh joins the race for federal NDP leader




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